Roderick usher enjoyed riding horses with the narrator
-True -False
-False (he painted, read or played music)
Usher and his friend buried Madeline in a cemetery.
-True -False
-False (they put her coffin in the vault below the house)
The Black Cat's narrator was terrified when he first saw the second cat.
-True -False
-False (He liked it and brought it home)
What did Prince Prospero feel when he saw the uninvited guest?
-Fear -Sadness -Anger -Happiness
-Anger
There were eight rooms in Prince Prospero's castle.
-True -False
-False (there were seven rooms)
Which of these stories ends with the police discovering a crime?
-William Wilson -The Fall of the House of Usher -The Black Cat -The Masque of the Red Death
-The Black Cat
How long did it take The Tell-Tale Heart's narrator to put his head through the door?
-60 seconds -60 minutes -Half an hour -15 seconds
-60 minutes
Where does William Wilson finally confront his double?
-Paris -Prague -Rome -Berlin
-Rome
What made The Black Cat's narrator turn evil?
-Madness -A disease -A curse -Alcoholism
-Alcoholism
What were the Usher siblings' names?
-Harold and Lois -Roderick and Madeline -Vernon and Petunia -Homer and Marjorie
-Roderick and Madeline
How does the second cat reveal the narrator's crime?
-He makes noise -He appears in front of the police -He comes out of a room -He makes a mark on the bedroom wall
-He makes noise
What animal did the old man's eye remind the narrator of?
-A raven -A cat -A vulture -A lizard
-A vulture
Nobody survives the Red Death's attack
-True -False
-True
There is a raven in one of the stories
-True -False
-False (Poe would write about a raven in another story)
Which of these characters survives in his/her story?
-The Narrator's wife (Black Cat) -Usher's sister -The Tell-Tale Heart's narrator -Prince Prospero
-The Tell-Tale Heart's narrator
What shape was the white mark on the second cat's chest?
-An axe -An alcohol bottle -Gallows -A cat's outline
-Gallows
At least 1 of these stories has a happy ending.
-True -False
-False
In which of the stories is the protagonist NOT evil?
-The Tell-Tale Heart -The Fall of the House of Usher -The Black Cat -William Wilson
-The Fall of the House of Usher
How many friends did Prince Prospero invite to his castle?
-Ten families -A thousand -A hundred -Two hundred
-A thousand
Which of these gothic elements does not appear in any story?
-Madness -Supernatural Creatures -Intense Emotions -Gothic Devices
-Gothic Devices
Which of these characters is not supernatural or mysterious in any way?
-Usher's friend -Pluto -The Red Death -William Wilson
-Usher's friend
None of the characters in the book is possessed by a ghost.
-True -False
True
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